# Opinions on Lego Worlds (Minecraft-like game) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 18, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688 "2015-09-18T17:10:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/1 "2015-09-18T17:10:01Z")
Steam has this on sale for 30% off (sale price $10.49 US). The reviews seem very positive. I like Minecraft, though I tend to like more realistic graphic games like Rising World a bit better. I hear the Lego games have humor and fun unique to the Lego franchise, so I’m considering trying it out. Has anyone played it? ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/2 "2015-09-18T17:26:33Z")
I was pretty excited about it when I first heard of it. Played it for a bit, but was ultimately bored. It’s really all about building, but there’s no real reason to build other than to just build. There are a few minor enemies (skeletons), but last I heard there were no plans to put any more “game” into it. Heck, \*Minecraft \*is more of a game than Lego Worlds is. Of course, it’s been a few months since I even opened the program, maybe things have changed. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/3 "2015-09-18T17:39:58Z")
I haven’t played it but the one guy I know who bought it made sure to return it during Steam’s refund window. He said it felt like playing a random Lego game except with no plot and no purpose. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/4 "2015-09-18T19:09:41Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > He said it felt like playing a random Lego game except with no plot and no purpose. Isn’t that the point of Lego in the first place? For $200, you can buy either (a) a Simpsons House lego set, or (b) six 500-piece boxes. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/5 "2015-09-18T20:25:20Z")
I’m guessing the act of physically making stuff doesn’t translate well into the same joy in-game. As I said: I haven’t played it, I only know someone who did and found it disappointing enough to get a refund. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/6 "2015-09-18T21:18:24Z")
It is an Early Access title so it’s likely not finished yet. Presumably there will be more content later and one hopes it doesn’t go the way of Towns. I picked up last night and had a bit of fun exploring on my lunch hour today. Rode a pig, then a horse, then an elephant, then an ostrich. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/7 "2015-09-19T00:33:04Z")
Cool! One can ride dragons and, yes, they do have a fire-breath attack. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/8 "2015-09-19T01:16:12Z")
Thanks for all the comments; I did buy it this evening and played for about 30 minutes. There isn’t any sort of tutorial or hints, so there is a bit of learning to do. Cute; we’ll see how durable it is. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/9 "2015-09-19T01:45:28Z")
Some playable characters and rideable animals need to be unlocked by finding them in the game world and giving them a specific object. This object will appear in a speech balloon above their head and can be found inside large chests. For example, the Cowgirl wants a rifle and the Brown Horse wants a green apple. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/10 "2015-09-22T20:22:24Z")
I’ve played a few sessions, and it just doesn’t grab me. Something about it seems…_juvenile_, which I know is a really weird thing to say but I can’t think of another way to express it. It’s just too…toy-like. Which I’m sure is the point, but it has some characteristic that puts me off in a way that Minecraft doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-lego-worlds-minecraft-like-game/731688/11 "2015-09-22T20:41:40Z")
Using a dragon’s fireball to blast holes in the landscape is rather fun for awhile. Maybe the game will get better as more content is added.